Chelsfield - Parish Information
Abstract of will from
Chelsfield proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Geoffrey Copus.2005
John Hills
of Chelsfield dated 22 February 1825
Abstract of the will of John Hills of Chelsfield
shopkeeper dated 22 February 1825.
My debts to be paid out of my personal estate.
I appoint my son William Hills and my son in law William
Morgan as my Executors.
To my wife Mary I leave my two messuages cottages or
tenements now in the occupation of Richard Day and James French and
about 4 acres of land thereto adjoining now in my own occupation, which
premises I bought of the Trustees of Henry Martin deceased.
I leave to her also my other two other messuages cottages
or tenements in Chelsfield with gardens etc. (late Cox’s) one of which
is now in my own occupation and the other in the occupation of John
Hope.
I leave to her also two other messuages cottages or
tenements at a place called the Worldsend in Chelsfield, with gardens
etc., in the occupation of John Small and William Dunmall.
I leave to her also a piece or parcel of plantation ground
adjoining the said cottages at the Worldsend aforesaid, containing six
acres and a half be the same more or less, now in my own occupation –
To hold all the said premises for life, keeping them in
good repair etc., and constantly and sufficiently insured from loss or
damage by fire and the said plantation ground in good heart plight and
condition.
After my wife’s death, I leave the small cottage with
part of the garden in the occupation of John Hope and adjoining my now
dwelling house, as now marked off by stumps, to my daughter Sarah Hills
for ever.
All the other four messuages etc. in the occupation of
Richard Day, James French, John Small and William Dunmall, and the
messuage in my own occupation, also the said six and a half acres of
plantation ground, to my son William Hills for ever.
I leave to my son in law William Morgan and his heirs for
ever, a small piece or parcel of ground containing about half a rood or
land more or less in Chelsfield street adjoining the High Road there, on
part of which land he hath erected a brick tenement or cottage, now in
his own occupation.
I leave to my wife and to my son William Hills and son in
law William Morgan £6500 stock or annuities being new 4% Bank annuities
in the Bank of England, also £1000 3% Consolidated Bank Annuities, upon
Trust to pay all the interest to my wife for life
After her death, I leave this stock upon Trust to assign £2500
4% stock to my daughter Sarah Hills for her own use and benefit, and £1500
4% and £1000 3% stock to my son William Hills for his own use and
benefit.
I leave upon Trust £2500 4% stock to pay the interest to
my daughter Mary, wife of William Morgan, for her life, and for her sole
use exclusive of her present or any future husband.
After her death, the £2500 stock is to remain upon Trust
to pay the interest thereof, or as much as may be necessary for her
maintenance, to her daughter Mary Ann Morgan, her daughter until she is
21 or marry, whichever may happen first, and thereafter to remain to her
own use upon Trust.
If my said grand-daughter Mary Ann Morgan should die under
age then I leave the said £2500 stock to my son William and daughter
Sarah equally.
I leave all residue to my wife Mary Hills.
Witnesses Edward Latter, solicitor, Bromley: Mary Latter,
Robert Booth Latter.
Proved 13 October 1829 by William Hills and William Morgan the Executors
named in the Will.
[PCC will PROB11/1761]
Transcribed by Geoffrey
Copus